We especially like that the program allows users to filter results by file type, size, and age. Although at first glance the display can look a little cluttered with its assortment of rectangles, it turns out that this is actually a very effective way of judging what's on your hard drive. Clicking or double-clicking allows users to zoom in and view more detail about the contents of each folder. The program can also highlight groups of rectangles that make up a larger segment it drew a white outline around the group of rectangles that represented the items in our program files. A medium-size rectangle represented our application data, for example, and a smaller one represented our desktop. The result is a mess of rectangles of different sizes that represent files and folders. Users simply select the drive they want to scan, and SpaceSniffer sets to work analyzing its contents. The program's interface is simple and intuitive. Although the results can be a bit overwhelming at times, we found it to be an effective way to view exactly what is taking up space on our computer. This is useful if you've found a particular folder is full of junk files, and you need a more focused scan to sift through it.SpaceSniffer is a useful program that provides users with a graphical representation of the contents of their hard drives.

This causes SpaceSniffer to start the scan from scratch from the window you're currently viewing. The white file icon with gray arrows is Perform a New Scan of the Zoomed View.This causes SpaceSniffer to start the scan from scratch.

Pressing the two blue arrows Performs a New Master Scan.

It returns you to the root of your drive.

Next to that is a home icon, and this is Go to Home.

So if you've accidentally clicked a few layers too deep, you can use this to find your way back. This is a helpful navigation tool, as it immediately brings the screen to a folder higher in the directory.

The button with a folder and an arrow next to it is the Go to Upper Level function.The green arrows are Go Forward and Go Back.Pressing this opens up that first Choose your Space screen and allows you to scan an additional drive or partition. Depicted as a white box is the New View button.Below are the core navigation and scan features that you'll need to use SpaceSniffer efficiently. The toolbar contains many of the program's most useful features. It can be easy to get lost in this program, so learning the toolbar is worthwhile.

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